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HomeInMyShoes · 03-25-2015, 10:43 AM

1911-1920 Kokoro by Natsume Soseki
1921-1930 The Trial by Franz Kafka
1931-1940 Ali and Nino by Kurban Said
1941-1950 Cannery Row by John Steinbeck; everyone else can just stop nominating for this decade now

1951-1960 Rabbit Run by John Updike
1961-1970 Farewell Gul'sary by Chingiz Aitmatov
1971-1980 The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
1971-1980 If On a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
1981-1990 Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
1991-2000 A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

I haven't read enough from the first decade to make a reasonable nomination. It was a seriously difficult task in a couple of decades. Deliverance for 1961-1970 was close, A Fine Balance for 1991-2000 was close, there were at least five very good choices for 1981-1990.

03-25-2015, 10:43 AM	#27
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	1911-1920 Kokoro by Natsume Soseki 1921-1930 The Trial by Franz Kafka 1931-1940 Ali and Nino by Kurban Said 1941-1950 Cannery Row by John Steinbeck; everyone else can just stop nominating for this decade now 1951-1960 Rabbit Run by John Updike 1961-1970 Farewell Gul'sary by Chingiz Aitmatov 1971-1980 The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna 1971-1980 If On a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino 1981-1990 Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami 1991-2000 A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth I haven't read enough from the first decade to make a reasonable nomination. It was a seriously difficult task in a couple of decades. Deliverance for 1961-1970 was close, A Fine Balance for 1991-2000 was close, there were at least five very good choices for 1981-1990. Last edited by HomeInMyShoes; 05-11-2015 at 10:32 AM.